Submitted by Wonder-Lad t3_121a4og in Music
This album probably gets mentioned a lot here but I just couldn't contain myself and needed to gush about it somewhere. What a fucking masterpeice. An entire album filled with atmosphere. An atmosphere of grime and dirt. You can almost taste the salt of the desert in the air when you listen to this album.
Starting off with the band's hottest hit song, Gardenia, and continueing track by track with songs that keep pulling you in and grabbing your attention. A good mix of heavy instrumentals and soulful vocals the whole way through. Each song is similar enough in tone and tempo to represent a unified sound yet distinct enough to never be boring and monotonous. One of the best albums I've heard my entire life. Every time I listen it's like the first time. A road trip essential.
brandonsfacepodcast t1_jdl3487 wrote
That sounds and atmosphere is created partly by plugging the guitar into a bass amp.
If you've never visited the desert this album was written and recorded in, you should. The desolation of Sky Valley (the unincorporated city) is palpable even though it borders some bustling cities, it's completely understandable how they wrote this album here.
It is indeed a fantastic record